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Social media for good: A key tool for charities – part two
Last Sunday marked World Social Media Day 2019 and we decided to celebrate with a series of blogs discussing the use of social media for good within the charity sector. Part one, published on Sunday, explored how social media is being used by charities, with some...
Toy shop customers raise £3 million for children’s charities through cashless donations
Customers at The Entertainer toy shops across the UK have hit an incredible milestone of £3million raised for children’s charities across the country - simply by rounding up their purchases to the nearest pound using Pennies, the digital charity box. Award winning...
Facebook Director Likes Pennies – and joins the team
Pennies is delighted to welcome Leigh Thomas, Director of Global Client Partnerships at Facebook, to the Pennies’ Trustee Board – bringing with her a wealth of knowledge from the technology, communications and advertisting worlds.
Social media for good: A key tool for charities – part one
We’re marking World Social Media Day with a series of blogs discussing the use of social media for good within the charity sector. Read part one below and keep an eye out during the week for parts two and three! Social media: a key tool for businesses and charities...
Pennies’ CEO recognised in top 50 “most influential fintech founders”
Pennies CEO and co-founder, Alison Hutchinson CBE, is honoured to be included in The Financial Technologist’s “FT Founders 50” list, recognising fintech’s most inspirational founders, announced on 13 June 2019. Tony Babb, CEO of Harrington Starr, publishers of The...
Looking after memories: the museum supporting people living with dementia
Saturday marked International Museum Day and it is the beginning of Dementia Action Week – the perfect time to celebrate the amazing work House of Memories does to help those living with dementia. Last year, Rontec customers in the North West of England and North...
National Armed Forces Day: celebrating thousands of pounds raised by pizza lovers
Papa John’s customers have rounded up their pizza purchase in support of ABF The Soldiers’ Charity, raising £9,000 in support of the charity’s vital work.
Are ‘fewer Brits are giving to charity’ or is there a shift in donation behaviour?
According to Charities Aid Foundation’s (CAF) latest annual giving report published last week, the amount of Brits donating money to charity has fallen once more – dropping from 61% in 2016 to 57% in 2018. Why is Britain seeing a decline in charitable donations? Is it...
Pennies and Whitbread partnership accelerates growth in hospitality digital donations
Pennies, the award winning UK fintech charity, today announced Whitbread as its newest partner – joining a host of leaders in the UK hospitality sector that are embracing “technology for good” by offering anonymous digital donation to customers. Pennies’ digital...
Pennies is the Official Charity Partner of RetailEXPO 2019
Pennies is delighted to be the Official Charity Partner of RetailEXPO 2019, taking place on 1st and 2nd May at London’s Olympia. As Europe’s leading event for retail technology, design and digital signage, we are thrilled to be able to showcase the benefits of our...
Digital spare change funds life-saving air ambulance treatment
It’s hard to believe that air ambulances are charities that require local support in order to carry out their vital work, saving the lives of many. Thanks to your generous donations, 20 air ambulances across the UK have received extra funds to support their amazing...
World Health Day 2019: the charities helping achieve #HealthForAll
In honour of World Health Day’s #HealthForAll initiative, we’re celebrating the remarkable charities ensuring people have the right care when they need it, and the micro-donations helping them make a difference.
Tradespeople and DIYers help charities with much-needed makeovers
The Screwfix Foundation has supported over 800 such projects since 2013, and your Pennies donations play a huge role ensuring charities get the help they deserve.
Pub goers help children like Lilly-Anne and Charlie play and be free
Since 2016, regulars at Fuller’s pubs and restaurants have been digging deep and rounding up their purchases in support of Shooting Star Children’s Hospices – and children like Lilly-Anne.
Every Marie Curie Nurse, every daffodil purchased and every penny donated, makes a huge difference to people with terminal illnesses
Marie Curie’s ‘Great Daffodil Appeal’ promotes positive conversations around end of life care. In celebration of this amazing appeal, Marie Curie rapid response nurse Paula has shared her story with Pennies.
Doing good doesn’t just make us happy – it makes us healthier, smarter & more attractive too
Lots of people would associate giving time, money and resource to charity with feeling good and the positive reinforcement it brings. But what else does giving to charity do for us? International Day of Happiness got us thinking about some of the other positive effects doing good for charity can have.
Do good, feel good: rounding up Feel-Good Feb 2019
For the second year running, we’ve made February a time to share and celebrate the impact of the Pennies community. Here’s some final thoughts on what Feel-Good Feb is all about from our Chief Executive, Alison Hutchinson CBE.
Papa John’s donations help families find support for a rare condition
Since the start of the year more than £7,000 has been raised in support of Multiple System Atrophy Trust, thanks to Papa John’s customers rounding up their pizza orders to fund research, support and advocacy for people affected by the neurological disorder.